Vasile Miriuță

Vasile Miriuță (born 19 September 1968) is a professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Liga III club Sănătatea Cluj.

Famous for his free kicks and tactical cleverness, the attacking midfielder most notably played for Energie Cottbus in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with whom he was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2000. Born in Romania, Miriuță played nine matches for the Hungary national team, in which he scored one goal.

Club career Miriuță debuted as a player in 1986 for Maramureș Baia Mare. In 1991, he was signed by Dinamo București. At Dinamo, Miriuță became an undisputed regular, until new coach Florin Halagian allegedly told him that he's not going to play a single game in his term, prompting him to leave for Gloria Bistrița in 1991. After one season at Gloria, he returned at Dinamo.

Hungary In 1992, tired with his status as a substitute at Dinamo, Miriuță signed with Hungarian side Győr. He soon became a popular figure among the supporters. In 1993, Miriuță was signed by French side Bourges, but returns to Győr after only one season. In 1996, Miriuță moved to Videoton, but after playing four games and scoring three goals for the Székesfehérvár club, he is signed by Ferencváros. After two years at Ferencváros, Miriuță signed with rivals Újpest, but did not play on league games for the Purples.

Energie Cottbus In 1998, Miriuța signed with 2. Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus. He soon became undisputed regular for the club and helped the team avoid relegation in the Regionalliga Nordost in his first season for the club. In 2000, Miriuță promoted in Bundesliga with Cottbus, and during their first season in the top tier became one of the regulars of the famous all-foreign line-up. He scored 12 goals in Bundesliga in the 2000–01 season and was voted into the Bundesliga Best XI. Despite this, Miriuță was released in 2002.

Late career In 2002, he signed with 2. Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg, but was mostly used as a substitute.

In 2003, Miriuță returned to Győr for the third time in his career, for a season. In 2004, he signed with Budapest Honvéd, but ended his contract following a dispute with the coach, then retired.

International career In 2000, Miriuță received a phone call from a messenger of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announcing him that he obtained Hungarian citizenship, for which he applied in 1994, and asking him to play for the national team. He made his debut for Hungary in a 1–0 friendly win over Macedonia.

In three years playing for Hungary, Miriuță earned 9 caps and scored a goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Spain.

International stats

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miriuță goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Vasile MiriuțăNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 21 August 2002 Ferenc Puskás Stadion, Budapest, Hungary 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours Coach CFR Cluj Supercupa României runner-up: 2016

Minaur Baia Mare Liga III: 2020–21